Visitor's Visa/Permit Guide (INZ 1018) - Immigration New Zealand

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• whether you have recently sent a medical certificate and chest X-ray certificate with another application • how long you intend to spend in New Zealand, and • what countries you have previously lived in or visited. Children under 11 years of age and pregnant women are not required to have an X-ray, unless a special report is needed. If you are already in New Zealand, and you are applying for a further visa, you need to include the time you have already spent in New Zealand, as well as the extra time you intend to be here, to decide whether or not you need to complete a medical certificate. Example You have been in New Zealand on a visitor or student or work visa or other temporary visa for five months, and you want to stay for another two months. This will mean a stay in New Zealand of more than six months in total. E6 Are you applying for a parent/grandparent visitor visa? If you are applying for a three year multiple entry visitor visa because you are the parent or grandparent of a New Zealand citizen or resident, you must provide a General Medical Certificate (INZ 1007) and Chest X-ray Certificate (INZ 1096) unless the exception rules for a medical certificate and chest X-ray certificate apply (see notes below). E7 Will you be in New Zealand for more than six months in total? You are not required to provide a medical certificate or chest X-ray certificate if you will be in New Zealand for less than six months. E8 How long do you intend to stay in New Zealand? If you are in New Zealand, this includes time you have already spent here. If you will be in New Zealand for between six and 12 months and are from, or have spent more than three months visiting, a place outside the list of countries, areas and territories with a low incidence of tuberculosis (TB) (see the table below), you must provide a Chest X-ray Certificate (INZ 1096) which is no more than three months old, unless the exception rules for a chest X-ray certificate apply (see notes below). If you will be in New Zealand for more than 12 months, you must provide a General Medical Certificate (INZ 1007) and Chest X-ray Certificate (INZ 1096) which are no more than three months old, unless the exception rules for a medical certificate and chest X-ray certificate apply (see notes below). American Samoa Andorra Antigua and Barbuda Australia Austria Barbados Belgium Bermuda British Virgin Islands Canada Cayman Islands Chile Costa Rica Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Dominica Finland 10 – Visitor Visa Guide - November 2012 Countries, areas, and territories with a low incidence of tuberculosis (TB) France Greece Germany Grenada Iceland Ireland Israel (including the Occupied Palestinian Territory, and including East Jerusalem) Italy Jamaica Jordan Libya Liechtenstein Luxembourg Malta Monaco Montserrat Netherlands Antilles Netherlands New Zealand Norway Oman Puerto Rico Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia San Marino Slovakia Slovenia Sweden Switzerland Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicaos Islands United Kingdom United States of America United States Virgin Islands Vatican City Example 1 You hold a Chinese passport and you live in China, which is not on the list above. This means that you must complete a Chest X-ray Certificate (INZ 1096).
Example 2 You hold a French passport and you live in France, which is on the list above. You have not spent more than three months in a place that is not on the list. You do not need to provide a medical certificate. Example 3 You hold a British passport and you live in the United Kingdom, which is on the list above. However, in the last five years, you spent five weeks in Thailand and eight weeks in Fiji. Thailand and Fiji are not on the list above, and you have spent a total of at least three months in a place which is not on the list above. You must complete a Chest X-ray Certificate (INZ 1096). E9 Are you applying for a visitor visa as the dependent child of a New Zealand citizen or resident? If you are the dependent child of a New Zealand citizen or resident and you meet the requirements to be granted residence under the Dependent Child Category, you must provide a Limited Medical Certificate (INZ 1201). However, if you were eligible for inclusion in your parents’ application for a residence class visa but were not included in, or were withdrawn from, your parents’ application, you must provide a General Medical Certificate (INZ 1007). You will not need to provide a medical certificate and chest X-ray certificate if the exception rules apply to you (see notes below). You can find out further information about the Dependent Child Category from the Residence Guide (INZ 1002). If you provide a Limited Medical Certificate (INZ 1096) and you do not qualify under the Dependent Child Category, you will be required to undergo another medical examination and provide a General Medical Certificate (INZ 1007). Notes: Exception rules for a medical certificate If you are a person who is required to provide a medical certificate, you do not need to provide one if you have provided a General Medical Certificate (INZ 1007) or Limited Medical Certificate (INZ 1201) which was issued less than 36 months ago with a previous visa application; and • your health has not deteriorated since then; and • you have not been requested in writing by an immigration officer to provide a certificate. Exception rules for a chest X-ray certificate If you are a person who is required to provide a chest X-ray certificate, you do not need to provide one if you have provided a Chest X-ray Certificate (INZ 1096) which was issued less than 36 months ago with a previous visa application; and • your health has not deteriorated since then; and • you have not been requested in writing by an immigration officer to provide a certificate; and • you have not spent six consecutive months since your last certificate was issued, in a country, area or territory not listed as having a low incidence of TB. Chest X-ray certificate for pregnant applicants If you are pregnant you do not need to provide a chest X-ray certificate. If you are a person who would ordinarily be required to provide one, you will only be granted a visa valid for three months after the date that you are due to give birth, unless you have provided a chest X-ray certificate issued within the last 36 months with a previous application. Where a visa is only granted for three months after the date you are due to give birth, you will need to provide a chest X-ray certificate with an application for a further visa if you wish to remain in New Zealand. Where can I get my medical and chest X-ray certificates completed? In most countries we require the medical examinations to be carried out by one of a selected panel of medical practitioners or institutions. The details of these countries and the names and addresses of the approved panels are listed on our website. I have been recognised as having refugee or protection status in New Zealand and am eligible to apply for a permanent resident visa. What medical certificates do I need to provide? You are not required to provide a medical certificate or a chest X-ray certificate with a visitor visa application. Visitor Visa Guide - November 2012 – 11
Page 2 and 3: GENERAL INFORMATION What is a visa?
Page 4 and 5: If you have recently visited New Ze
Page 6 and 7: need to complete a General Medical
Page 8 and 9: GUIDE TO COMPLETING THE APPLICATION
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